§ Mr. MurphyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the average polytechnic lecturer's salary adjusted for retail prices index, for each year from 1981 to 1991.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthAverage polytechnic lecturer salaries are not readily available for this period. The table for lecturers in further education generally may be helpful. 91W
Average salary of full-lime teachers in maintained, assisted and grant-aided establishments of further education in England & Wales Average salary (£) Year(as at 31 March) Cash All2 further education institutions Real terms1 (1990 prices) All2 further education institutions 1981 9,953 16,784 1982 10,741 16,414 1983 11,354 16,583 1984 11,931 16,558 1985 12,547 16,414 1986 13,456 16,888 1987 14,268 17,218 1988 15,831 18,462 19893 16,847 18,212 19903 18,261 18,261 1 Real terms series derived on the basis of the (March) All Items Retail Price Index. 2 Includes Polytechnics, PCFC Colleges and other FE establishments as well as adult education centres, youth welfare centres and nursery training centres. 3 Figures for 1989 and 1990 are provisional. Note:
(i) Figures for 1991 are not yet available.
(ii) Percentage increase in real terms since 1981 = 8.8.
§ Mr. MurphyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the staff/student ratio for polytechnics for each year from 1981 to 1991.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthThe available data are as follows:
Student: Staff Ratios England Academic Years 1981–82 to 1989–90 Polytechnics Staff ratios 1981–82 9.1 1982–83 10.3 1983–84 11.1 1984–85 11.6 1985–86 12.0 1986–87 12.4 1987–88 12.9 1988–89 13.6 1989–90 14.5 Source: Annual Monitoring Survey.